Participants at the starting blocks of a swimming finals

Mr. Moses Ling Wei (far left) in a group photo with the winners of the dodgeball event

Kuala Lumpur, 09 February 2010 - Committed to producing well-rounded graduates, UCSI University organised its second Annual Sports Carnival to encourage students to participate in sports, and cultivate team work. The two-week long event featured several sports events such as swimming, table tennis, dodgeball and basketball to name a few. The event, held throughout its Kuala Lumpur campus, saw the participation of more than 500 students, from 6 faculties.

Mr. Moses Ling Wei, Vice President for Business Development and Student Affairs, today gave away medals and trophies to the students who won in the various sports events. Seven events took place in this year’s Sports Carnival, with swimming and futsal making its first appearance since the Sports Carnival made its debut last year.

In the men’s Volleyball event, Moosa Shafix and Muhammad Ismael Fayzal came out champions, while Lim Fong Yee and Haw Shee Yan were champions for the women’s division. The swimming pool, a new facility at the University received much attention for its exciting swimming competitions and was watched by many spectators. Mohammad Kanani Kas Ahmadani and Fennie Ng were champions in the 50 metre freestyle events in both the men’s and women’s division respectively. Meanwhile, Isa Gan emerged as champion in both the men’s 100 metre Freestyle event and 50 metre Backstroke.

Badminton, a popular sport on campus, saw many entries in the doubles and singles events. Yong Sze Xiu, emerged champion in the Women’s singles event, and Ang Zhen Yu in the Men’s singles. Chua Pui Mun and Tham Yin Peng nabbed the gold medal for the Women’s doubles, while Ragilnath s/o Elangkovan and Desmond Ling Chung Wei were champions in the Men’s doubles.

Dodgeball, a relatively new sport in the Malaysian sports arena, was very popular among the UCSI University students. Leopards, an eight-member team emerged as the overall champions, while the Warriors were 1^strunner-up, and Rising Star won 3^rd placing.

In the basketball event, the Fook Sing team took the gold medal, while the Devils took second place, and The Dreams third. The Futsal event, also another first in this year’s Sports Carnival saw the Wenger Team emerging as champions, the Incredibles were placed second and No Idea third. In the Table Tennis event, Babak Safaei won the Men’s singles, while Wee Wen Chen won the women’s singles.

According to Ms. Ooi Pei Boon, Student Affairs Director, the cultivation of sports activities at UCSI University is in line with the University’s mission to create holistic graduates, who are not only smart when it comes to their studies, but are also team players. “Sports activities such as the Sports Carnival does not only create the spirit of sportsmanship among the students, but also cultivate their interpersonal skills,” she says. The University has recently launched the Extra-curricular Learning Experience course, which encourages students to participate more actively in extra-curricular activities, monitored by the University’s Student Affairs Office. There are also plans for the department to invest in providing coaches for the different sports clubs in the University, to give students better training. “We want to provide students with the opportunity to receive professional training, and we believe that with this kind of preparation, students here will be ready to take on the world.”